# The Discovery of the Germ

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- Book: [The Discovery of the Germ](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-waller/the-discovery-of-the-germ) ([The Discovery of the Germ.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-waller/the-discovery-of-the-germ.md))
- Authors: [John Waller](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-waller)
- Publisher: icon_books
- ISBN: 978-18-4046-373-6
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2002-10-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Breathtakingly rapid, the discovery that germs cause disease was both revolutionary and rich in human drama. John Waller describes the scientific virtuosity, outstanding intellectual courage and bitter personal rivalries that gave birth to this exceptional sea-change in scientific thinking. Breathtakingly rapid, the discovery that germs cause disease was both revolutionary and rich in human drama. John Waller describes the scientific virtuosity, outstanding intellectual courage and bitter personal rivalries that gave birth to this exceptional sea-change in scientific thinking.